ERP & Business Operations · head to head
Unit4 vs Deltek
Unit4
ERP & Business Operations
Cloud ERP for service organizations and mid-market enterprises
- From
- $800/month
- Rated
- -
Deltek
ERP & Business Operations
Project-based business management and accounting software
- From
- $1500/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Unit4 listed on UK G-Cloud 14 at £56 per user per month for Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning, submitted directly by Unit4 Business Software Limited; Deltek not one product but a portfolio, including Costpoint, Vantagepoint, Maconomy, Ajera, ComputerEase, GovWin IQ and Replicon, so the right choice depends on the industry before the feature set
- They diverge on capability: Unit4 covers Financial management, Deltek covers Financial reporting.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Unit4 and Deltek actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Cloud, Web, Mobile), user rating (Not yet rated), category (ERP & Business Operations).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Unit4
- Financial management
- HR management
- Salesforce
- Microsoft 365
- Custom integrations
- Third-party systems
- User access control
- Audit logging
Only in Deltek
- Financial reporting
- Government compliance
- Office 365
- Outlook
- Tableau
- Government systems
- Role-based access
- Audit trails
Both cover
- Project accounting
- Resource management
- Time and expense
- Data encryption
- Compliance tools
- Cloud support
- Web support
- Mobile support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Unit4
- Service deliverynot Deltek
- Project profitabilitynot Deltek
- Resource utilizationnot Deltek
- Financial managementnot Deltek
Deltek
- ERP and project accounting for government contractors through Costpointnot Unit4
- Project management for architecture and engineering firms with Vantagepointnot Unit4
- Construction accounting through ComputerEasenot Unit4
- Finding and bidding on public sector opportunities with GovWin IQnot Unit4
- Professional services resource planning with Maconomy and Polarisnot Unit4
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Unit4
- Listed on UK G-Cloud 14 at £56 per user per month for Unit4 Enterprise Resource Planning, submitted directly by Unit4 Business Software Limited
Deltek
- Not one product but a portfolio, including Costpoint, Vantagepoint, Maconomy, Ajera, ComputerEase, GovWin IQ and Replicon, so the right choice depends on the industry before the feature set
- Pricing is not published anywhere and requires contacting sales
- Built around project-based industries such as government contracting, architecture and engineering rather than general business
Pricing, plan by plan
Unit4
$800/month- Professional Services$800/month
- Project accounting
- Resource management
- Time tracking
- Enterprise$2000/month
- Advanced features
- Multi-entity
- Analytics
Deltek
$1500/month- Vantagepoint$1500/month
- Project accounting
- Professional services
- Resource management
- Vantagepoint Enterprise$3500/month
- Advanced features
- Multi-entity
- Advanced analytics
Which should you pick?
Choose Unit4 if
- You need financial management.
- You work on Cloud, Web, Mobile.
- You also want hr management.
Choose Deltek if
- You need financial reporting.
- You work on Cloud, Web, Mobile.
- You also want government compliance.
Questions people ask
- Is Unit4 or Deltek better?
- Neither clearly leads. Unit4 starts at $800/month and Deltek at $1500/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Unit4 or Deltek?
- Unit4 starts at $800/month and Deltek at $1500/month.
- Does Unit4 or Deltek run on more platforms?
- Both run on Cloud, Web, Mobile, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Unit4 best used for?
- Unit4 is most often used for service delivery, project profitability, resource utilization, financial management. Of those, service delivery and project profitability are not what Deltek is typically brought in for.
- What can Unit4 do that Deltek cannot?
- Unit4 covers Financial management, HR management, Salesforce, Microsoft 365. Deltek covers Financial reporting, Government compliance, Office 365, Outlook. Both handle Project accounting, Resource management, Time and expense, Data encryption.